Chrysocolla & Malachite ps. Floss ferri Aragonite

Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona
Miniature, 5.0 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm
Start Time: 04/01/2013 1:00:00 am (CDT)
End Time: 04/04/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A rare and showy pseudomorph from Morenci and the Harold Urish Collection. Turquoise-blue chrysocolla and green malachite have pseudomorphed a dense field of floss ferri (stalactitic cave aragonite). Purchased at Zee's in Tucson in August, 1998 and was part of a larger specimen. The rest went to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. A must for the locality or species collector.

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